Q: Is 142,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,020 is a composite number.

Why is 142,020 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 142,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 263 270 526 540 789 1,052 1,315 1,578 2,367 2,630 3,156 3,945 4,734 5,260 7,101 7,890 9,468 11,835 14,202 15,780 23,670 28,404 35,505 47,340 71,010 and 142,020, with no remainder.

Since 142,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,020, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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